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    Password/ Lock for External HDD

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Nocturnal310, Feb 12, 2009.

  1. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    is there a way to have a password for external HDD

    or some kind of lock or encryption?


    mine has lot of content and wanna protect it.
     
    Nocturnal310, Feb 12, 2009
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    Lakjin Notebook Deity

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    Lakjin, Feb 12, 2009
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  3. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    One problem you possibly encounter with 90% of all software is that its software based.

    You need a solution where the actual encryption program is integrated into the encrypted file.

    For example - if I encrypt my stuff using my fingerprint, recover my laptop, reregister my fingerprints, I cannot open the folder with it...

    (I don't know what happens if I back up thing like passwords etc. before doing a recovery)

    So - encryption can be useful, but don't make it software based so that you have to have your computer.
     
    DetlevCM, Feb 12, 2009
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  4. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    ^ thats what.


    btw..any guides on using TrueCrypt?...havent used it before.
     
    Nocturnal310, Feb 12, 2009
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  5. ressom.

    ressom. Notebook Consultant

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    I second truecrypt. I have my T61p whole hardrive encrypted with truecrypt. You cannot get to the boot sector without a password.

    I also have all my USB and SD drives as truecrypt encrypted volumes.

    There is a online help and tutorial on the truecrypt site.
     
    ressom., Feb 12, 2009
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    +1

    TrueCrypt is portable ;)

    read the documentation .
     
    PhoenixFx, Feb 12, 2009
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    I read through some stuff before and tried it out briefly but never got the hang of it. All of the tutorials never seemed that straight forward. I think a lot of people would appreciate it if someone made say a tuitorial to use portable trucrypt on a thumb drive/external hard drive.
     
    nizzy1115, Feb 12, 2009
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  8. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    ^i agree

    i am still confused.

    will i have to format my HDD before using Truecrypt?
     
    Nocturnal310, Feb 14, 2009
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